What does driving faster than the speed limit do to your vehicle’s fuel efficiency and budget? Since gas prices are increasing because of demand and rising crude oil prices, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center (ARC)...

The Automobile Club of Southern California expects this Memorial Day holiday weekend to be the busiest on record for the state and locally, with 5.19 million Californians and 3.21 million from Southern California expected to take trips. In 2005, when the...

American appetite for electric vehicles is heating up. A new AAA survey shows that 20 percent or 50 million Americans will likely go electric for their next vehicle purchase, up from 15 percent in 2017. With lower-than-average ownership costs, increased...

The Santa Maria branch of the Automobile Club of Southern California is celebrating its 100th birthday beginning on Wednesday, May 16 at its 2033 S. Broadway location with a community event including free window VIN etching for vehicles to prevent car...

As 64 percent of family travelers gear up for a road trip this summer, AAA warns that the majority of U.S. vehicles are at a higher-than-average risk for a breakdown. A new analysis of AAA roadside data shows that vehicles 10 years and older are twice as...

Did you know that California is the state with the most stolen vehicles? To help address this problem, the Automobile Club of Southern California and local law enforcement will provide free anti-car theft Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching for...

Consumers can now look beyond their fingertips to find a AAA Diamond Rated restaurant. AAA has made it as simple as asking Amazon Alexa or Google Home for suggestions. With access to 31,000 AAA Inspected & Approved restaurants, the voice-based...

Led by millennials, some 88 million Americans plan to take family vacations this year. According to the latest research from AAA Travel and the Automobile Club of Southern California, 44 percent of millennials are planning a family getaway, more than...

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The Automobile Club of Southern California is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the following California counties: Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura.